Our Fixation With Happiness
- Most of us actively try to build our lives around a constant state of happiness.
- The problem is that very few people choose to do great things or want to make an effort to achieve something (which results in happiness).
- Instead, most people simply rush towards attaining happiness, which they mistakenly assume will be a result of their avoiding unhappiness at all costs.
- This neurotic, obsessive pursuit of happiness is what leads to problems like depression and listlessness (acedia).
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